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sheugh

noun

ˈshüḵ

Definition of sheugh

chiefly Scottish

as in ditch

a long narrow channel dug in the earth fell into a sheugh while rambling over the Scottish moors

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Northrop Grumman’s Raid Hunter aims to fill the last-ditch point-defense gap.

— David Szondy August 19, New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2026
Kellogg says that drafting a basic essay is as mentally taxing as digging a ditch is physically exhausting.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of ditch

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Tasks included scooping and dumping sand or gravel, digging and grading trenches, clearing debris from roads, removing tree branches from water edges, and breaking up rocks.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2026
That made General Manager Adam Peters comfortable going the entire offseason without making a significant addition to the offensive trenches.

— Tashan Reed, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026

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Cornerstone Building Brands The Kearney plant, located near W Washington and W Major streets, manufactures a variety of building materials for residential and commercial uses, such as siding, windows, doors, stone veneer, fences and gutters.

— Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026
Trees would need trimming, gutters would need cleaning, dead or dying plants would have to be removed.

— Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026

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